What’s the difference between boys and girls?

This sounds funny, except stating the obvious that one has a willy and one doesn’t, I haven’t had a boy and I found out I’m expecting one , I been told a couple things that apparently that boys wee everywhere when you take there nappy off and something about making sure you tuck there bits in ect I haven’t really took noctice what they were saying as I hadn’t found out gender at that point, but it got me thinking, are baby boys actually different to baby girls?

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Im opposite! 😂 im having a girl this time thinking oh lord im petrified about when she poops and if shes 100% clean etc, boys do tend to wee on you sometimes its like a little fountain 😂 dont worry too much though its more when they reach 3 and start fiddling and you get your son shouting "mummy! My Willy is magic its growing!!" 😣 like I'm still unsure how to react to this 😂 youll be fine xxx

I haven’t found out yet but I have a feeling it’s a boy, and my one concern is dealing with his genitals as I’ve never had to do that before. Hopefully my partner will give me some guidance there 😂

I think at the baby stage there’s not really any difference other than that though? I’m really keen to find out the gender but I know it’s kind of silly because either way it’s going to be just a baby for a while, and the gender won’t make much difference at first

I was a bit worried when i found out i was expecting a boy last time as i was so used to everything girly. I find boy bits easier to keep clean than girls. My son has never peed on me luckily lol but i had heard the same.

He is now 2 and a half and I am so glad i had a boy. He is so loving and such a character. My husband also loves that he can share his love of superheros lol.

For me personally my son is alot more boisterous than my daughter was. He is less emotional though and doesn't really have temper tantrums.

I haven't found out what I'm having yet but would be happy either way and have no preference x

Boys bits are easier to keep clean, they do have a tendency to grab at their bits as they get a bit older 😂 so you just have to watch when changing dirty nappies that they don't shove their hand straight in the poo in their efforts to play with themselves 😂 as babies they do tend to pee when you take their nappy off, it's apparently to do with the sensation of the air hitting their bits! The trick is to leave the nappy unfastened but hold the front over them until you're sure they're not going to pee 😂 and definitely make sure the willy is pointing downwards when you put the nappy on as we had a couple of mishaps with our boy with pee coming up over the nappy lol! You get used to it, I actually have no experience of changing baby girls but I've been told it's harder as girls are more prone to infections. Little boys are amazing, mine is boisterous and full of mischief but he's so funny and lovable!

I was so happy I had a little boy first I always wanted a boy first and I always imagined myself with a little boy. I don’t know what No2 is I thought girl but my thoughts are changing to a boy. Will find out in two weeks Thoe.

My son has wee’d On me and have had plenty of accidents with his will not being pointed down so he ends up setting himself of the bed. And my son tends to see a lot without his nappy on and still doesn’t know if he’s going to go wee yet. We are starting to potty train him but it’s hard as he doesn’t want to So waiting till he’s ready. But now he is older he does like to grab himself and walk around holding his willy. He’s just learning about himself which I think is sweet and I find he’s growig up to fast. I’m not going to lie I do find the thought of what to do with a little girl pops into my head as I’m used to my little man but if I get a little girl I will learn and love each child equally. I might find changing nappies harder with a little girl than a little boy as it’s so easy to clean round their little bits when they do a poo apart from when the poo it’s bitty and it gets everywhere and several wipes to get the bits of him other than that changing his bum is easy it’s gettinf him to go on the potty is hard Xxx

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